×

Floor scrubber and buffer

  • US 4,150,456 A
  • Filed: 07/07/1978
  • Issued: 04/24/1979
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/07/1978
  • Status: Expired due to Term
First Claim
Patent Images

1. In a floor scrubber and buffer assembly including a plurality of brushes adapted for contact with a floor, power means for articulating said brushes and transporting means for translating said assembly along said floor, the improvement comprising:

  • a circular cage suspended for rotation from said transporting means said cage including a plurality of brush pulleys deployed at substantially equal radial positions in said cage each said brush pulley being connected to one of said brushes and aligned for rotation along axes parallel to the central axis of said cage, a counter pulley disposed proximate the center of said cage and secured to said transporting means and a pulley belt surrounding said brush pulleys and engaging by the exterior periphery thereof said counter pulley;

    transmitting means connected between said cage and said power means for transmitting rotary power to said cage; and

    a cleaning device mounted for pivotal articulation on said transporting means and including a cleaning bar deployed for translation into or out of the path of said brushes, a support bar connected to vertically extend from said cleaning bar, a tubular housing connected to said transporting means and adapted to receive said support bar in telescopic translation, detent means formed on said housing and support bar for latching said cleaning bar in a first or second position respectively in and out of the path of translation of said brushes and spring means disposed between said housing and support bar for latching said cleaning bar in said first or second position.

View all claims
  • 0 Assignments
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×